Muramic Acids

**Definition:** Compounds consisting of glucosamine and lactate joined by an ether linkage. They occur naturally as N-acetyl derivatives in peptidoglycan, the characteristic polysaccharide composing bacterial cell walls. (From Dorland, 28th ed)

**Tree numbers:** - D02.241.081.844.520 - D02.241.511.902.522 - D09.067.550 - D09.811.522